Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Williams, Henry C. 1849 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

HENRY C. WILLIAMS.

Henry C. Williams, the owner of a large blacksmith shop in Ottumwa, has here
been identified with the blacksmithing and machinist trades for about a half
century and has won gratifying success in that connection. His birth occurred in
Wapello county, Iowa, on the 22d of September, 1849, his parents being J. S. and
Frances H. (Whitcomb) Williams, both of whom were natives of Ohio. They came to
this country in 1843 and nine years later journeyed overland to Oregon by team,
settling in Oregon City, where the father passed away in 1855. Subsequently the
widowed mother returned to Iowa with her family, locating in Ottumwa, where she
made her home for more than a half century or until called to her final rest in
1911. Four of her five children survive.

Henry C. Williams has continuously resided in Ottumwa since seven years of age.
He attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education and when
sixteen years of age began learning the blacksmithing trade, with which he has
been identified continuously and successfully since, being now the owner of a
large shop. An extensive patronage has always been accorded him, for he is
widely recognized as a skilled and reliable workman.

Mr. Williams has been married twice. In 1873 he wedded Miss Samantha Bizer, a
native of Wapello county and a daughter of O. P. and Margaret (Booth) Bizer, who
came to this county in an early day. The father is deceased, but the mother
survives and makes her home here. Unto Henry C. and Samantha (Bizer) Williams
were born three children, namely: Margaret, Hester and Horace. The wife and
mother passed away in 1882 and four years later Mr. Williams was again married,
his second union being with Emma E. (Croll) Kirk, a native of Marion county,
Iowa, by whom he has eight children, as follows: Francis H., Emma K., Mary W.,
Charles B., Ruth E., Martha, Virginia and Edward O.

In his political views Mr. Williams is a democrat and his fellow townsmen,
recognizing his worth and ability, have chosen him for positions of public
trust. He ably discharged the duties devolving upon him in the capacity of chief
of police for a period of seven years and also acted as deputy sheriff, while
for four years he served as a member of the city board of aldermen. For the past
three years he has been one of the trustees of the city water works. He is
identified fraternally with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and his
wife is a devoted and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr.
Williams is a man well liked and highly esteemed, and his efforts contribute
substantially to the upbuilding and promotion of the interests of his community.


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HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914

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